Ranjan Srivastava leads HT’s coverage from Bhopal. He has spent more than two decades in journalism in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, covering political and other affairs. For the past 16 years, he has been working in Madhya Pradesh.
Articles by Ranjan
Number Theory: SAD and its importance in Punjab's poll contest
The SAD fought the 2022 assembly elections on its own after walking out of the National Democratic Alliance on the issues of three contentious farm laws.
Published on May 28, 2024 07:47 AM IST
Decoding the diverging INDIA, NDA alliance equations in latest phase
The single biggest source of intra-alliance conflicts for INDIA bloc is the lack of a formal seat-sharing deal.
Updated on May 25, 2024 04:31 AM IST
Kashmir’s yearning for Democracy
Having witnessed the sense of trust shown by the Kashmiris in democracy, it shall be pertinent for New Delhi to reinforce this success.
Published on May 24, 2024 09:32 PM IST
INDIA bloc wants to steal reservation of backward classes: Amit Shah in Bihar
Shah also hit out at the Congress party and Mamata Banerjee for their approach to reservations, alleging that they sought to dilute the benefits meant for backward castes
Updated on May 24, 2024 05:17 PM IST
Prashant Ranjan
Number Theory: Can Congress stage a comeback in Haryana?
The BJP’s vote share in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Haryana was a massive 58%, the second highest in the history of the state.
Updated on May 24, 2024 09:08 AM IST
BJP expels Pawan Singh
The Bhojpuri actor is contesting Lok Sabha elections from Karakat seat in Bihar as an Independent candidate against BJP’s wishes.
Published on May 22, 2024 09:49 PM IST
Prashant Ranjan, Ara
BJP expels Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh for contesting against NDA candidate
Pawan Singh is contesting against NDA’s official candidate Upendra Kushwaha from Bihar’s Karakat Lok Sabha constituency
Updated on May 22, 2024 01:20 PM IST
Prashant Ranjan
Number Theory: The caste calculus of NDA and INDIA in Uttar Pradesh
Have the NDA and the INDIA bloc fielded candidates from the same or different caste category/castes in parliamentary constituencies?
Published on May 22, 2024 09:08 AM IST
The West must pause selling arms to Israel
Despite the ICJ’s orders, the ground situation in Gaza hasn’t improved materially.
Published on May 20, 2024 08:44 PM IST
Lok Sabha elections: Understanding NDA, INDIA bloc’s arithmetic in phase 5
INDIA bloc faces intra-alliance conflicts, especially in West Bengal. NDA alliance remains seamless.
Updated on May 20, 2024 04:56 AM IST
Nishant Ranjan, New Delhi
Number Theory: The JD(U) risk to the NDA in Bihar
How much will the JD(U) matter for the NDA’s performance in Bihar in these elections? Here are three charts which answer this question
Updated on May 15, 2024 09:29 AM IST
BJP age criteria: MP was the first state where ministers were dropped due to age
“The Union home minister Amit Shah or for that matter the BJP can’t take refuge in the party’s constitution that there is no 75-plus rule...”
Published on May 13, 2024 09:19 PM IST
The contrasting INDIA, NDA alliance equations in Phase 4 of Lok Sabha elections
To be sure, even the intra-alliance conflicts in INDIA are largely notional outside the eight parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal.
Updated on May 13, 2024 07:54 AM IST
Number Theory: Understanding the Parliamentary, state contests in Andhra Pradesh
Was YSRCP’s growth at the cost of the TDP a result of the TDP parting ways with the BJP, and will this reverse with the TDP and BJP joining hands again?
Updated on May 09, 2024 08:32 AM IST
Why we must reassess emergency response in the wake of Delhi school bomb hoax
While the threats turned out to be unfounded, the incident exposed vulnerabilities in current protocols and highlighted the need for better coordination
Published on May 07, 2024 03:00 AM IST
How cohesive are NDA, INDIA blocs in third phase of Lok Sabha elections?
Like the first two phases of the 2024 elections, the Congress-led INDIA bloc will contest the third phase in a less cohesive manner than the BJP-led NDA .
Updated on May 07, 2024 03:43 AM IST
Morena: BJP relies heavily on defections to protect three-decade long stronghold
Given the importance of the seat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BSP chief Mayawati and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi have held election meetings in the constituency
Updated on May 04, 2024 01:41 PM IST
Priyanka Gandhi accuses Modi of indulging in divisive politics for votes, power
Priyanka Gandhi alleged that the inflation was the result of bad implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the country’s wealth going into the hands of the PM’s billionaire friends
Updated on May 02, 2024 09:19 PM IST
Number Theory: Regional dynamics in West Bengal politics
Even a small swing of voters from the TMC to BJP in Burdwan and Junglemahal sub-regions could help the BJP reclaim its 2019 advantage in these two regions.
Updated on May 02, 2024 08:51 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls: EC releases voter turnout data; most regions see dip
EC released disaggregated voter turnout data, which showed that 84% of parliamentary constituencies saw declines of varying magnitude in turnout figures
Updated on May 01, 2024 07:53 AM IST
Emerging lessons from Bastar to counter Maoists
Bastar witnessed a significant voter turnout of over 64 percent, which highlights the adivasi community's desire for change and development.
Published on Apr 27, 2024 11:54 PM IST
INDIA bloc, NDA less cohesive in 2nd phase of Lok Sabha elections
In the second phase of national elections, the BJP-led NDA shows more cohesion than the Congress-led INDIA, with internal conflicts in several constituencies.
Updated on Apr 26, 2024 04:26 AM IST
Nishant Ranjan, New Delhi
Number Theory: How socially representative is Bihar’s candidature?
The data shows that the NDA has a bigger share of candidates from upper castes (Rajput, Bhumihar, Kayasth and Brahmin) and EBCs than the INDIA block.
Published on Apr 25, 2024 02:16 PM IST
Number Theory: What is at stake in today's voting?
After Friday’s polling, the casting of votes will have concluded in almost one-fifth of India’s 543 PCs.
Published on Apr 19, 2024 09:04 AM IST
Lok Sabha elections: What does the NDA-INDIA contest look like in Phase 1?
As far as the parties in the INDIA bloc are concerned, they have put up 114 candidates in the 102 PCs which are going to polls in this phase.
Updated on Apr 19, 2024 07:10 AM IST
Nishant Ranjan, New Delhi
Number Theory: How the electorate has changed over the years
This is the first of a two-part data journalism series on voters in 2024 general elections. The 2nd part will look at the economic status of first-time voters.
Published on Apr 17, 2024 10:13 AM IST
Number Theory: How the electoral math in Punjab has changed since 2019
What has made the political situation even more complicated is that the BJP and the SAD have parted ways
Published on Apr 15, 2024 08:59 AM IST
Redefining the warrior — and remaking bunkers — to include women
The Supreme Court has consistently endorsed the empowerment of women in the armed forces to include equality in selection and promotion. What will that take?
Published on Apr 11, 2024 11:03 PM IST
Ending Maoist violence requires military action, and more
While clear data exists to show that left-wing extremism is on the decline, the government must consolidate its recent Bijapur success against the Maoists
Published on Apr 04, 2024 10:22 PM IST
